Building a 5 Acre Pond! (Filling it with Water Part 4)
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Day 8 Pond Build: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding Structure: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Hurricane Update: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
New Pet Ducks: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
The Final Chapter: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Big Problems: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 2: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 3: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 5: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 6: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 7: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 8: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Hydroseeding: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Fixing a Leak: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Finished: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding 12,000 Fish: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Installing Aerators: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Underwater Lights: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Spring Planting: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
New Fishing Cabin: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
New Cabin Tour: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding 10,000 Fish: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding Vegetation: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Liming and Fertilizing: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Baby Ducks Hatched: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Tagging Our Bass: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding the Bass: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
First time Fishing: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
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I asked my daughters about the skunk, and they think it should be named Stinkerbell. I didn't realize how much I look forward to these pond build updates until a week went by without one. Last week took forever! 🤣
Love the name!
Heck yea!!! That’s an awesome name
Great name
Lol this one has to be the winner
Thats a prizewinning name 😁 stinkerbell 😅😅😅 your daughters must be very creative 👌
You should put a gps tracking tag on Moby once he is released in the big pond . Would be neat to see his patterns threw out the year in the pond.
Yes greatest idea ever!
He talked about it he couldn’t find any long term ones
Didnt think he was going to put moby in the big pond, did he change his mind?
imagine if you could put a go pro on him
@@nathanduncan1284 thats been done
i use that same feeder on our Koi Farm. Its a great feeder, lots of adjustments to it. Its going to shoot the food out into the pond like 50 feet. I would stock the fathead minnows way ahead of the other fish. I would also stock some water daphnia (they eat green water) and skud shrimp (eat detritus at the bottom of the pond). These are an excellent live food source for smaller fish.
The feeder on the point. You may want to mount it on a concrete pad or a couple 4x6’s. After filling it with a couple hundred pounds of feed. It may sink into the soft ground.
In keeping with the theme and because of his black and white stripes, “Bandit” would be a good name for the skunk.
Dude the legs on that big feeder are gonna sink into the clay, as soon as the ground gets saturated. especially being full of feed. You might consider putting a little concrete slab or some sort of foundation for it. Either way, the pond looks like a slice of heaven.
Maybe not, we have similar feeders and haven't had any problems, with the feet sinking in the ground.
That clay is tracked in and rain packed, it may sink an inch or so but on that angle the water will run off and not absorb in enough to cause an issue
Yep, foundation needed.
@@young11984 so instead of 20 bucks in concrete let it sink a inch or few?
Are you saying this cause you clearly didn’t see the four 15-20 square inch feet on each of the legs?
This and Colin Furze tunnel series are the most awaited series this year for me
Same! I also have Fish Whisperer in rotation too.
Love the series man
white bird is likely a great egret, and the small one was a species of either sandpiper or plover I think. I've been watching since the backyard build. Love your content!
American avocet
I'm pretty sure Bruce is right, that bird didn't have an upturned bill and did look tall enough. But it's so far off in the video we could all be wrong.
Great Egret and one of the Yellowlegs, probably Greater Yellowlegs
I thought Sandpiper as well for the little one.
We have those feeders, and they're great. One TIP put a silicone bead in each underside corner of the lids to prevent water from getting in. That's the only issue we have had... Great Video! 🍺 🎣
You should name the skunk Stella from over the hedge. I think the people would like that a lot.
Shane, would you recommend that they put the large feeder (not on the dock) on four cinder blocks? Seems to me that once it's fully loaded, it will be heavy enough to slowly sink into the ground, particularly with heavy rain softening the ground.
[water] I wondered about that. He opened up this metal flap and said "the battery goes in here". Where all the water is? Maybe it's hidden enough? "Right here on the wet drippy door with the wind whipping and..." Oh.
@@mcinshadley I don't think it will be an issue. If it is, I would recommend 2x8 treated wood blocks, so you can drill them for the stakes to go through. You have to stake feeders down or Wildlife will tip them over. Notice in the video, the feet had stakes through them. He didn't mention that.
The skunk has to be Pepé Le Pew!! It's been awesome watching this project come along. Everything has been so well thought out! It has got to be one of the best ponds in the country! Starlink is fascinating and will be perfect out there. It sounds like the results so far have been phenomenal. Thanks for including us on this journey!
I agree 100%!
Agreed he is a lover
Pierre, Pepe's cousin.
That's what I was thinking. But just shorten it to Pepe
I said the same thing but you got to it first. lol
The little black and white bird with the long legs is a black necked stilt, and the white bird looks like an egret or possibly an immature little blue heron. You’ve got yourself a very nice place there and have done an amazing job. Thanks for sharing the beautiful views and the journey.
You can also place the feeder at a 45-degree angle on the dock.
That way you can have the feeder in the corner and still have the feed in front of the middle of the dock.
As a (very) amateur astronomer, I loved that time lapse of the night sky. You can see Orion come up over the horizon @10:10 (look for the 3 bright stars of his belt. He's sideways facing up here). And if you look toward the top edge of the screen straight up from Orion, you'll see a cluster of bright stars. That's the Pleiades cluster, a.k.a. the 7 Sisters. It looks amazing through a telescope, or even binoculars. Aim a telescope at the middle stars in Orion's sword and you'll see the Orion Nebula. I thought I was just jealous of your awesome pond, now I'm jealous of your clear, dark skies too! Thanks for sharing. This has been fun to follow. Cheers!
Skunk name: Pepé (Le Pew)
Pond looks awesome by the way!! Can't wait to see big ol bass in it!!
I am loving what you are doing. My dreams to have land and a pond to fish in. It's looking amazing and you are doing an incredible job. Also I was think Forrest Skunk, instead of Forrest Gump.
All i want to say thank you and God bless you
5:20 - 5:40
White bird is a Great Egret and other smaller shorebird is a Black Necked Stilt. Stilts are harmless to pond critters, but the Great Egret, like the Great Blue Heron, can devour bass.
Your pond, depending where in Alabama you are, may attract:
*Threats (to bass)* :
Great Blue heron
Great Egret
American White pelicans
Anhinga
Osprey
*Non-threats* :
Snowy & Cattle egrets
Green, Tri-colored, and Night herons
Spoonbills
Cormorants
Wood storks
And of course, you’re in Alabama, so there’s always the potential of an alligator popping up in your pond.
true however the Great white egret is on the conservation watch list in the us, due to its heavy hunting in the late 19th/20th century, so he can't really shoot them, it looks like it's a male possibly looking for a future nesting ground or food source if you want the heron to stay they nest in reeds
@@duomaxwell2293 in the post above the poster said cormorants are non threats....if they are the same as the ones we get in the UK they are the worst threat of them all!
The white egret could have an accident..problem solved
@@oldgold5848 indeed a cormoran will eat 2 lb bass all day.. they eat fish to the point where they cant even fly anymore...
Cormorants, although not a direct threat to trophy bass can ruin the ecosystem of fisheries. They will devour any and all bait fish available, even to the point of killing just to kill. To bad they are a protected bird.
I would name the skunk: Stinkerbelle.
I'm sure your daughter would love to know there is a princess Skunk hanging around the pond! Keep up the awesome work cannot wait until you get fish.
The only channel I look forward to watching
This is great!
The white bird is an Egret and the shorebird is a Rail… I think 🧐! LOVE this video series we’ve really enjoyed watching along! Thank you so much 😊
Close. Not a rail, but a black necked stilt.
It's actually a battle of the greats! A great egret and a greater yellowlegs. The bobbing/teetering motion of the shorebird is a classic yellowlegs/spotted sandpiper/solitary sandpiper behavior. The long bill, at least twice as long as the length of the head, narrows it down to the greater yellowlegs. One of my favorite shorebirds! I just love watching them actively chase minnows in the shallows!
This pond has literally everything you would possibly need
Except Catfish
I don’t see a microwave
That thing sounds like a fish food mini gun going off haha. That whole property is just mind-blowing. And the game camera setup you use is just phenomenal!!!
Warden the skunk...bc no one messes with the Warden!!! Cant wait to see you stock it... beautiful pond man!!
If the cat stays around you should name him Tom and he's always searching and chasing Jerry the field mouse lol.
Skunk name Pepé Le Pew
This has to be the winner!!
that cat may not be around to long if those owls get hungry.
@@justintaylor6816 no, Pepe Le Pool!
@@markvanderstelt8999 was coming to say the same thing..they will eat that cat guaranteed
Can we all agree that when he uploads our day gets better
😄😄😄👍👍
Yes
WOW you guys have a paradise 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Had to stop in and comment again. The thumbnail is amazing. Crystal clear. Hope all is going well on the pond.
Before the pond fills, have you considered the installation of an aerator to assist with algae control in summer months? I have seen septic tank aerators work wonders to improve pond health. I would recommend underwater septic type, which are very durable. They also keep the water surface smooth for fishing and they are quiet for those silent mornings.
I think its too late bud
@@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz5450 It will be something they'll need, there will be zero flow of water in and out.
We did aeration in our pond and it cleaned up the black sludge on the bottom to clean clay bottoms, water is cleared up as well we have had trout stocked for the last year and a half.
Im wondering if he could just add some aquatic plants to release oxygen in the water and absorb nitrogen and ammonia. The fish waste will fertilize them really well.
@@robertwoelk26 I think he mentioned in one of his other videos they may consider swimming in it. Black sludge bottoms on stagnant water is nasty...
Trout, nice...
Call the skunk The Governor - he waddles around and no one knows what he is doing.
The night timelapse was amazing also. Seeing all the planes flying over just unreal to think about.
I vote for The Govenor lol!
LOL so good!!!
Best name for the little stinker!
So I had my family chime in and my daughters came up with some names but the one I liked the most was from my wife and she said Skuttle the Skunk. And let me say I absolutely love this pond build. Love the pond, love the structure, love the land, wildlife, pets. Love it all. I look forward to the videos every week. I can’t wait to see it at full pool. And oh the anticipation for stocking it, underwater videos, and of course fishing it! Love it!
I’m a city boy. I enjoyed watching this video. it’s fascinating to see what’s it’s like to farm bass in the country side. Thanks for the video.
I can't believe how excited I am getting over watching a giant hole fill with water.
I have a suggestion, while your feeders are new, it would be a good idea to apply a coat of wax to keep them looking new and make it easier to clean. as professional auto detailer i would recommend turtle wax seal and shine. Its a wipe on wipe off product,and is very durable.
Great shot of the constellation Orion rising! Love following this Pond Build!
CZcamss algorithm led menhere one day maybe a month or two ago. I have zero interest in pond building whatsoever but, you made this entire process interesting. You earned a sub. Good luck with the pond, man
Skunks tend to feed on grubs n bugs or whatever they can find, they're mostly scavengers, but since the bulk of there diet is Grubs I vote you name it Berkley lol or the land bass or even Berkley The Land Bass lol
They will also eat chickens if given the right opportunity
This series is amazing! Already can’t wait for the next episode
Agreed
Hi Bamabass! My name is Tristan. I am 10 years old and I love hunting, fishing, and ponds! I think you should name the skunk Oreo because he is white and black. The pond looks great can't wait to see it when it is finished! Have a great day!
Oreo ;)
Tristan.. "Oreo" Brilliant!!
Love that new farm cat segment!! Best of luck!
Any thoughts on floating plants, pond bacteria, and maybe doubling up the minnow planting for a bigger pond ecosystem? Water plants would help out for bugs and all that and hiding spots for fry. Plant a lot of brooder golden shiners and wait a year to plant bass for maximum bait fish reproduction. The golden shiners get pretty big so if there's a couple hundred brooder sizes of them they'd avoid getting eaten by bass and bluegill for the first 2 years maybe. (If planted bass were 3-4")
It would be nice if he would add some floating plants and yes he should add minnows then bluegill etc. And he should add some native water plants
The man has great backyard pond, I'd trust this guys method.
great idea all he does is modify once he does the main objective. trust me heel get to it lol
Yeah, don't fall for the mistake other CZcamsrs have. There was a guy on this platform who made his own pond a while back and didn't understand the complex ecosystem required for pond. His "pond" is now a large, puddle of chocolate milk with nothing alive but tadpoles. :P
Do extensive research, or if you're not into tedious science, hire and expert for a balanced sustainable ecosystem.
Ya, I was wondering about live plants for this pond. Would be great for the minnows and the fish waste.
I shared your POND videos with my elderly father. He absolutely loves them. And he says hello to your bass :D
"Stinker" classic and just fits a skunk so perfect!
Name the skunk "Eliot Ness" as he was a black and white always after Al Capone.
Another great pond update, can't wait to see you stock the pond with fish
I'm probably only about 15 miles from you and I've been on Elon's Starlink waiting list for a year now. They are still promising me delivery by year's end. You have created a beautiful pond there. Really amazing work.
It’s worth the wait! I’m currently getting 240 mbps it’s a huge upgrade from 3 mbps 😁
@@winnipeger99 lol yup, waited 7 months and getting 658mbps instead of 5
Wow you guys have amazing speeds compared to cable, at most during the day I get close to 100 mbs, however between 5 and 9 pm it slows down, guessing with everyone on internet subscription streaming no one around here, where I’ve is using dish or cable anymore when they get home from work,
We had a skunk in our backyard for a while and named her Aroma, I think that could be a good name for yours too. Or maybe Aroamer because he will be roaming in and out of your video. 😂
My grandfather built lakes around his house years ago, long before I was born, so I have enjoyed watching your lake take shape. Thank you 😊
I had a pet cat when I lived in a caravan in the middle of no where and you used to hear them all night on the 1st night he left 6 dead on the road he slept all day and hunted so much he cleared them and had to work his way up the path and after he as take as people wernt happy I never heard another rodent for about 2 months after he was gone, They are very quick and great at vermin control so you very lucky there. Love your videos there so addictive x
Growing up my kids had 3 cats. One of them was a hunter. He brought his kills to the back porch and presented them to my wife. They were always dead except for the frogs. He ate the frogs back legs off then brought the rest of the live body home.
I have really enjoyed this series and I just wanted to say thanks and the pond looks great 👍 well done thanks for sharing it with us all stay safe
The white bird is a Great Egret and the smaller bird is a Greater Yellowlegs. Thanks for your videos, it's really fun following along with the pond updates!
Beat me to it
Name the skunk "Eliot Ness" as he was a black and white always after Al Capone.
Another great pond update, can't wait to see you stock the pond with fish 🎏🐟🎣
Pepe the skunk!! Love how your pond is coming along. Can't wait to see the finish product!
Skunks usually eat small garbage like vegetables (peppers are a big thing skunks can eat) and some meats. Since you just built that pond and about to stock it The skunk might get some of the fish that swim in the more shallower areas. You should also name him Larry! Some skunks go out at night and look for food. Very nice series and the pond looks amazing.
i have a suggestion for this
add a second level to the dock It will shade the first level and give u a better veiwing area on second
It would have to be very high ceiling for 6 foot men and women to be swinging a 4-5 foot pool with extended arms and line and bait out; but I like the idea as well if you can do it without hindering the angles of your cast all day from the dock (one obstacle already in the way).
So nice to see a good steward of the land. Hopefully this is a paradise for local wildlife for generations to come.
Just like you said from the 1st part if you build they will come, and they sure did! Amazing wildlife out there
I love how hard you work every day.
That looked like a big Egret! I would imagine you’ll be getting Nigh Herons, Egrets, Great Blue Herons, Wood Storks and Ibis’ at the pond like we do here in Florida.
I agree. Egret, followed by a sandpiper. What do you think? Sandpiper? Cheers!
I definitely said it's an Egret.
@@justchris814 Yes, I meant the second one he mentioned. I think it's a sandpiper.
@@seal010101 I'm not too familiar with sandpipers so I'm sure you'd know better than I would. 😁😁
I'm really looking forward to seeing fish of any kind in the pond.
Absolutely love following this life goals for me so glad your having a great time don't what u love u can tell u like it the cat needs a house tho lol
Man that pond is looking AMAZING now. Great job can't wait to see fished project
I'm so glad we can be on this journey with yall! Such an epic series. Name the skunk, Spritz.
Thank GOD everything is OK. They're so consistent that I got worried when they failed to upload last week.
He said in a previous video this series would be more separated Bc not much is going on
I said the same thing. 😂
Relax.
d still like to see a weekly lake level etc.
I love this series! I’ve never been so entangled in a youtube series before!
Can’t wait till all the bass are in 😃
I’d like to submit the name striker for mr skunk there aswell 😁
Pond is looking great! Glad you got your farm cat, gotta love a good mouser!!
When you finish building the pond and put Moby in the backyard pond, what will you do with the 300 gallon tank?
That's a good question. I think they should get a small crappie and grow it to be a huge crappie. Idk something cool like that
@@icantthinkofaname8128 that would be absolutely amazing
Was starting to worry also. Am super pumped to see new content and to hear of future plans. Definitely look forward to this channel. One of my absolute favorites. Thank you very much for your hard work and commitment.
In the fish pond we managed, we had this set up where the fish would hit a floater and cause it to shake causing feed to drop albeit limited over time.
Never been more happier to see water rise in a pond!!😂
Love this whole series, thank you for sharing this with us
I’m just really happy to see this going along so well, not sure if this is what you always wanted but it’s just awesome to see how simple tank videos with sheriff moby and company turned into this amazing pond! Glad to see the family enjoying it as well, always a treat when you upload 🙏
Beautiful work! Love that pond. 🙂👍
I love this series, and I find myself looking forward to each video release. I name the skunk Pepe LePew like the old cartoon I grew up with.
Skunk has to be Scooter. The way he scoots and jumps around is great lol
Wow it's looking great, you are one dedicated man, 🇺🇸💯
Have been enjoying this series/Outstanding....
You guys are the best, y’all make me wanna leave NC and move to Alabama
It all looks so beautiful already, can't wait to see the first fish going in next month, an exciting milestone!
Have you ever tried distracting Moby with a hookless swimbait or something like that, so the shiners can maybe disperse and hide a little bit better? I know you tried some stuff with jigs when he was littler, but I have a bit different thought. It might make for some interesting hunting sequences if Moby has to play a little more hide and seek than usual. Tonight's was interesting since at least one shiner had a chance to get into some structure. I imagine Moby would be very good at getting them, but possibly also too good knowing Moby. He might do a little rearranging of the tank decorations to get his meal LOL
I love “stinkerbell” for your little skunk. Really enjoying your channel. Glad I found you folks.
Love it can’t wait to see it filled. 👍🏻
I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas waiting to see this pond to be filled.
me too
I love this!!! Can’t wait to see how big the bass get in the pond
This is all really interesting. Thanks, from a city slicker in the northwest.
Best thing on CZcams!!!
when you add the fish to the pond i would highly recommend also treating the pond with a large dose of bacteria. having a healthy bio load in the water keeping the nitrogen cycle going will make a massive difference in water quality and clarity, keeping the floor of the pond clean, and most importantly the health of the fish.
I agree 100%
I’m pleased you moved the feeder to the side of the dock , it was an eyesore in the first location wasn’t it . I love your nocturnal wildlife films . The next video will hopefully show the pond full . As time passes the ponds edge will naturalize with various waters edge growth I expect , and will be an ever evolving joy .
Comen along great. Fun to watch
Love all the wildlife you have 👍🌄
You could name the skunk, Oreo.
The white crane looking bird is a Great White Egret.
Anywho...I love this pond building series I look forward to the updates every week.
Man the ponds looking awesome! Can’t wait to see the bass stocking..
Very enjoyable content, thank you for sharing
I was just going to say, those 2 owls are 100% earning their keep for sure. Has to be a way to make them duck safe. Those 2 have put in as many hours to clear your land as your family has. They never miss a midnight shift.
This is such a sweet series. Keep it up man love the content for years
Best series on CZcams hands down
I use the same feeders on my pond they work great my only beef with them as with all feeders is some times the spinner plate can clog and then you’re not feeding fish until you notice. Also I would silicone around the feed window as that’s the only place I’ve had water enter.
Skunk names (Oreo, Pepper, or Marshmallow)
I’ll be interested to see if your pond settles or if you’ll have to add gypsum.. you can test this by filling up jars of water taken from different spots around the pond and letting them sit for a day or so. If they clear up you’ll be great! If not start looking in to additive to bind to the clay particles.
Best series on CZcams!!!
One of my favorite CZcams series lol hopefully it won't end
Can’t have a skunk without naming him Pepe Le Pew, come on now 🤣😉 I’ve really thoroughly enjoyed this series, much more than any for the last while. Awesome content, and I will continue following the pond. 👍🏻
Pepe Le Shewww!
100% Pepe Le Pew
I was thinking the same!!
Couldn’t wait for this to drop !
Wish I had a pond haha I been keeping up on this channel. I want to see it full of life . Staying entertained.